Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-28
ARRAlGNED AND SENTENCED.
A Dusy Nay IN the Criminal C0nxG
rHR CASES or yxRrors PRrsoxxRs Dfsfosxp on.

To-day was q field day in the Criminal Court,
Judge Montgomery, number Of the prisoners con-
Ucted during the present week being brought W
nom jail for sentence while others were in court
fourteen In all being in the dock-for arraignment,
James Taylor. colored, indicted for HOUSEKEEPING
who proposed TO plead guilty in the hope OF receiv
ing q jail sentences, learning that the Government
would not agree to 1t, declined to plead.
Samuel Moores. a colored boy Of thirteen years
convicted OF simple assault In shooting colored
girl called up for sentence and the court gave
him ninety days In jail
Michael Curtis convicted OF enticing a female
child TO house OF i-fame in April, 1885 was
heard as to his character. The father testified
That the DEFENDANT was only twenty-one In March
last: MI Campbell Darlington, for the defendant,
many reasons Why justice should be tempered
with mercy, and asked that the sentence-ths
maximum maxi OF which Is ten years In the peniten.
the young man, but to save him
The court said that this law was leveled at prcl
curerS ana he had been glad TO learn from his
nelgnDors ms good character. He was glad that
this was not "A deliberate attempt to debauch the
girl. He hoped that he would never take NQuoI
as those who volunteered to testify 70 their OWE
1nfamy. He had come TO the conclusion that there
was enough In him TO attempt to save him, and ht
,mp0sed me OF $50 and an Imprisonment OF -four
Lewis Goodwin, convicted of petit larcency OF q
coat. appeal was sentenced to Jail for sixty days
George A. Forsyth, convicted OF an Indecent as
sault on a child, appeal from Judgment OF 36i
days IN Jail by the Police Court was called up FOL
sentence ne said he was drunk at the time. The
court said this crime was most detestabe one and
ne expressed his regret that the law here did not
as IN some Jurisdictions, make It a penitentiary
oNense.
Mr.. Taylor addressed the court. saving that his
one and one-half defendant had drank thirteen
glasses OF beer and one OF whisky, and that alco-
holism was chargeable with the offense
The court said that he DID not believe that h,s
understanding was overcome by drink and not
seeing one extenuating circumstance, he sentenced
Richard Rollins. alias Robbins, indicted fol
Digamy In having married on March 18th last
Lizzie Stewart when he had q wffe to whom be
Charles Kelly, convicted yesterday OF an assault,
NOW serving sentence OF one year., was sen
fenced to ten months In jail after the expiration
Chas Dean, convicted OF larceny; motion fol
new trial partially argued.
Jno Flart indicted for rape on Catherine Il
Thos McCarty. larceny from the person, gold
watch and chain, pleaded not guilty.
Charles Major, colored. indicted for the larceny
OF about s., 700 worth OF tewelry from Mrs Laurs
d. Henson, OF No. Iowa Circle on April 10th last
pleaded guilty. The defendant gave the court
District attorney suggested that he might have
been indicted for the second offense The court
suggested that course;
April q, at store OF S. l. Gill, pleaded not guilty
Lewis Dodson, petit larceny, second oIense
pleaded not guilty
ChaS w. Howard, alias Chas. p. Morgan grand
larceny OF tewelry and money from Ira c. Abbott
Annie T. Farley, and Fanny Green In April last
pieaded guilty. The district attorney said he wa.
known as boarding house thief, and these case:
We're not all OF those against him. The defendant
said that he lived In Baltimore, but went out
While sick to steal and get some money, and all he
asked OF the court was mercy. He did not wan,
counsel, but to be sentenced. He denied that he
was known as a professional thief I'm Baltimore
ana asserted that this was the f1rst time he had
been arrested for crime. The case went over, that
more inquiry could be made.